Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Crannog
Lough Ennell, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lough Ennell
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.48342, -7.37102
- SMR number
- WM026-113----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on Lough Ennell 30m W of the E shoreline. Listed as Belvidere 1 and described by O'Sullivan (2004, 83-4) as 'a small, rocky, irregular islet (approx. diam. 20m; H 2m) lying in open, shallow water (c. 1m depth). The site is located in 1m depth of water, 50m from the shoreline (c.60m from original shore). It is composed of large limestone blocks lying on possible bedrock outcrop. A second smaller islet (10m N/S) is located 30m to the south. These islets are not marked on maps, so may only have been exposed by the 1950s drainage scheme. The larger islet may be an enhanced natural islet, but this is not certain. This is a probable natural island, that may have been enhanced for use as a crannóg'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 14 February 2017
References
O'Sullivan, A. 2004 The social and ideological roles of crannogs in early medieval Ireland. Unpublished PhD thesis. Department of History, NUI Maynooth.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Settlement platformunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.